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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1823 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Wilson, born in 1826 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1854 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1862 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1869 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's -, Elizabeth Espy, born in 1871 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Espy

-
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

58

1823

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Espy

-

-

10

1871

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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